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The Reporter. (Akron, Ohio), 1979-09-01

The Reporter. (Akron, Ohio), 1979-09-01 page 1

Philadelphia Situation "Explosive" PHILADELPHIA (UPI) - A former police officer who heads an NAACP branch Friday said "an uploato situation" ? in Philadelphia because of Mayor Frank Rino'a remarks in defence of the city's police of the dWl rights organisation, denounced Ritso and Police Commissioner Joseph O'Neill as "irresponsible" for not I?H?H frTt*"' offlcKI accused of improper conduct and abuee against citisena. He aald the offidala were coniributing to a deteriorating litvatiim in Philadelphia neighborhood! that woraaoed after officer Thomas Bowa was acquitted of fatally abootiiig a handcuffed prisoner "It's an exptoeive situation there's no queetiou about it," Deal aald at a news conference "When a person can be shot down by a potto* officer, when tho courts exonerate tbo officer, whan the mayor and police commissioner publicly support police actions, It pots (fee citizens, especially blacks and Htspantes, in a terrible position "You wonder what to taU the citisane. Do you tell them to run faster? Do you MO them to protect themselves? As tsll the people o Philadelphia to sit by and wait for things to ast bettor It is time to speak oat." The Justice department earlier this month filed suit charging the police department with widespread brutality Rlsao has branded the atft aa "hogwaah" and callad it politically motivated. Owl said the entire NAACP backs the action of the Juetk* department. He said the petitions in churches and community centers to alert Atty. Gen Benjamin Civiletti to the concern over police brutality charges f "We want to let the jurtiee iSfflpe^ih'idiy^'Mto'S "We want them to know we will reqpood to actions by the police Baby Jailed I ROCHESTER, N.Y. <AP)bespite protests from the pheriff that the Jail doesn't have facilities to care for a baby, a female inmate- got temporary court permission Friday to keep her newborn child behind bars with her. Debra Bailey, who gave birth J* a hoepital Sunday while aerving a t-year term for Assault, was returned to the Monroe County Jail sfter the as signed by state Court Justice David O. Boehm. Authorities said the mother and daughter weuld be kept in s former day room at the facility, Ms. Bailer, an unmarried woman in her middle Ms. has about four months of jail time Loft to serve. The woman's attorney, ssslstast public defender Charles E. Stenberg, asked that Ma. Bailey be allowed to keep her child on grounds the first (tow weeks of an Infant's life are crucial to the mother-child relationship. And he said feat* law allows women to have their i ? *- 1 ? ?*' i- ? iH ? ? ?! ? DBDieti wiun inem in prisons '*? "It lecugnlsss a medical fact that the relationship of Ope ana ihortly after birth," Stenberg said- "It's called mother-cMld bonding " Stenberg said Ms. Bailey has four other childtea ? two living with their father and the other two who live with other members of her family. "But she wants this baby with her," he said. "She doesn't want the family to have the baby." Ms. Bailey went to court when Sheriff William Lombard rejected her request to keep the child with her. 1 KISS FUR SURE Gao4year'i MIm Pair 8 tar* (Ml) Dawa Margaa. carptral* ?afaty. and MIm UaHa4 Way, Ljraa Cahtrwa. aaatara aaae ait?aHag, laafc arar yrefcilMry artwarfc tar Uw yiali faB UaMad Way aaaipalga. Lyaa waa ?M af tkrae ftnallati la the 8aa>mtt Caaaty Dai tad Way Ambai*a4ar Balarttaa haM laat waak. LMa Twtf|i, OAC, waa aalacta* fraa M caaWatai la 24 Hour Written Consent Upheld in Abortion Ceee by Laura Watkle* Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leroy OonUe, Jr. in Akron ruled that parts of the Akron ordinance regulating abortion* were unconstitutional while other parts were permissibleContle upheld the constitutionality of other sections of the ordinance and rated that still other parts lacked legal standing to be challenged, in his ?7-page decision The Ohio chapter of the American Ghril Liberties Union sued the city on behalf of three Akron abortion clinics and g practicing physician from Cincinnati. Klther aide has tha right to appeal Contie's decision up to SO days in tha U.8. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Members on the defendants' end, including City Council President Ray Kapper and Councilman Robert Goahler (D 3). took a dim view ef council appealing the ju<tg?'i decision. Neither men were surprint by Cootie's decision, they said. Ooehler said that while be fait ihpt parts of the ruling could bo r in r i m ? KKK Murder OeiuictUm Upheld MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UPI) ? The Alabama Supreme Court Friday upheld without comment the murdsr conviction of Robert E. Chambiiaa, a former Ru Klux Klanwnan accused of the death of young black girl in the IMS bombing of a Birmingham church. The Ugh court did not tssosa written opinion in the caaa, but merely affirmed the findings of the Ala ban* Court ef Criminal Appeals. The 74-year-old Chambliss was sentenced to life In prison in 1*77 far his role In the bombing, which helped triggsr psssags of the Civil Rights Act in UM. He was specifically convicted in tbe death of 11-y ear-old Carol Denis McNair, one of (our black girls killed while attending Sunday School classes on Sept. It, IMS, at the l?h Street ('ham bliss' lawyer* had argued before the flbart of criminal appeals tfcat the state's asainst Chambliss was "wholly circumataattal." l-man cell at /the Correctional Facility near Montgomery. Qwmhliae has maintained his innocence in the church bombing. and last month told a reporter that five other people ia his old Kiwi chapter planted the bomb "He (God) told me to spill (be beans," Chambl.ss ?aid ~ Testimony la Cham bilks' trial indicated there ware at least tan other poople involved In the bombing, although they aavar been charged. said it has no plans to proaocnte those indictments There was some legal question whethei he could be triad on the other charges since ail the deaths resulted from tut nine Act. Frontiers Object to Akron Bar Aeon. Endorsement Procedure Edwin L. Parma, preeident of the Akron Frontier*, one of the major black aervice organisations In Akran, strongly cri tidied the Akron Bar Association In its endorsement procedure for Federal Judge. The Akron Bar Aseociation has endorsed Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals Judge Edward J. Mahoney for one of two new federal Judgeships in (M tieveianu-MMa Noruwrn District of Ohio. The association's executive committee Monday recommended Mahoney, M, of Cuyahoga Falls, over several other candidates Bar association President Don R. Miller refused to say how many of the original XI candidates were among the finalists. "Some of the original candidates were considered," he said. Miller also refused to reveal the vote. Last December, at least It Akron lawyers were suggested to Ohio's Judicial Nominating Commission, which is to meet Wednesday In Columbus to consider appointments to Bve seats on the U.S. District Court ? Dcncn Two of the seats are in the northern district and the other three are in the southern district, which is headquartered In Cincinnati. Parms said this was an unwise and suspect action. Unwise in that it Jeopardises any unified Akron effort to have aa Akron Judge appointed to ooe of the vacanciM Simpect In that from all previously announced intentions by the Bar Association, they gave no indications that they would be but Instead recommending a group of qualified attorneys. Parma said, "The recommendation gives abeskitsiy no consMsratisn to the fact that Atty. Edwin Parma there were other qualified persons from the Akron legal community." "Likewise, It is completely at odds with the stated request of the Preeidsnt and the ssnators that qualified blacks and women be considered for federal Judgeships '' Among the candidates wore one black, James Williams, U.S. Attorney General for Northern Ohio, and three women, Akron Municipal Court J edge Jeyee George, Ohio Edison lawyer France* MeQwm, and Domestic Relation* Court referee Mary Cadoppo, who wlUHfcew alter IMIp Parma went on to say, "It is important to point out that thia was not a dsciston of the Bar membership, but only the Executive Committee which is made up of lees than twenty persons. A fedsral Judge is one of the most powerftil parsons in the United Statee and we do not intsnd on permitting an tmselected few to decide for the many." Further, Farms said the preaident of ths Bar Association, Don R. Miller, has refused to say how many persona were considered and refused to reveal the vols. We believe that the public has a right to know what procedure was followed. The Bar Association in making such endorsements has an obligation to point out that "the issue is more than Just a race. It goes to ths heart of the Democratic system." Your Reporter will (oUow this matter. 1 LISTEN TO Ottft Reporter NEWS BREAK Every Sunday 9:30 P.M. WCUE AM 1150 YOU NEVER HAVE TO FEEL ALONE SHOP THE AOS OF YOUR REPORTER NEWSPAPER FOR NEWS OF COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS; ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL EVENTS". The following religious loaders in Ohio signed Vinton R. Anderson, Bishop, Third District, African Methodist Episcopal Church. Rohsrt C. Back, Executive Secretary, Wilmington Yearly Meeting, Society of Friends Jassph L. Bernardm Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati Gordon W. Bocfoor, fvi,t-l ? | IK ,.tl ft? injL District Executive, Nortnern Ohio District, Church at the Brethern John H. Burt, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. George A. Fulcher Auxiliary Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Columbus Chseter I. Harley, District Executive, District of Southern Ohio, Church of the W% L . ? M ? - ? n<| I nreiiiern Gowaro j. hrt* mann. Bishop, Catbolk Diocese of Columbus. William A. HilUard, Bishop, Third District, African Methodist Episcopal Zion unurcn Jo?epn v noicnus^ Executive Secretary, National Council of Community Chwches. Robert E. Kelley, Vice President, Ohio District, American Lutheran Church. John M. Krumm, Bishop, Eipecopel Diocese of Southern Ohlor?tt William K. Laurie, Con BAXTER HONORED Atty. RaaMp feitaF The Tuskegee Institute Alumni Association held lu Tweith Triennial Convention on August 16-19 at the Harriot Hotel in Chicago, Illinois Among ? total of twentyseven (17) honors?, Attorney Randolph Baxter of Akron, /Ohio, was the recipient of the Robert Russa Award. The award is name in honor of Tuskegee Institute's second President and was fsnenleil for leadership in business and civic affairs and for service to the National Alumni Association. The award was preened by George E. Haynes. Jr., of National President of the Association and by Dr. Luther H. Foster, President of Tiakegee Miftitf In addition to his receiving the Moton Award, Attorney Baxter was alao distinguished as a "Presidential Associate" by Tuskegee'* administration for Ms continued support of the Institute. Holding degrees in political science and in law from the Tuskegee Institute and the Unviersity of Akron, respectively, Mr. Baxter currently serves aa an Assistant United States Attorney for the VS. Department of Justice According to the September Reader's Digest, it's estimated that one out of every two National Football Laagoe players will be injured this ference Ministsr, Ohio Conference, United Church of Chrlal. Dwight E. Loder, Bishop, Wast Ohio Conference, United Methodist Church. George W. Lucas, Presidsn t.Ohio Baptist General convention James W Malooe, Bishop, ntorsas of Youngstown. Herald B. Monroe, Regional Pastor and President, Christian Church in Ohio. George p. Morgan, Synod Executive, Synod of the Covenant, United Presbyterian Church. Daniel Pilarczyk, Auxiliary Bishop, Cathoik Archdiocese of Cincinnati. David B. Sageser, President, Ohio Council of Churches. Kenneth H. Sauer, Preaident, Ohio Synod, Lutheran Chwch in America. John A. Sundquist, Executive Minister, Ohio Baptist Con-: vention Jamas S. Thomas, Bishop, East OMe Conference. United Methodist Church. Carlton N. Weber, Executive Director, Ohio Couacil of facilities the Court declared, an inherently unequal. (Brown vs. Board of Education of fope tea, M7 U.8. US, MM). The Brown decision was not the end, but rather the bsginnlng of Judical efforts to eliminate the dual school system in the nation. Further Supreme Court rulings have boon issued to the effect that racial (ttacrimlnatioa must be eliminated root and branch and that H"* ilneugi egsllwi does not comply with Constitutional requirements. Recent court decisions relating directly to Ohio communities have been even more specific in the implementation of desegregation orders by District Courts to fulfill those ruLngs. For the religious community, the deeper implications of these darieione are that they undsrscore our profound belief In the sovereignty of God's creative act by which we are an equally the Inhabitants of one earth. It reminds us that we stand in Jeopardy of losing this equality if we fail to support and promote enthusiastically such valuss as Justice, righteousness and cooperation among all peopto. School attendance lima which have the effect of keeping minority children confined to racially segregated achoola in racially aegregated neigh borhooda have been identified aa continuing key factor* tin peding the lntantiona of the court relative to ConaUtutkmal requirement* There have been praActkma of likely diaorder aa theee are corrected. The high financial coat of implementing the meaauree ordered by the courta have been the topic of much critkriam The courta have come under aevera attack and leglalative and conatituttonal amandin en ta have been offered. Beyond theee, many of Ohio'a dttaana, black and white, have loat faith in rtaoegragailon aa a i i - l i in ? iii nA II ? ? . i ? ? M worKiow, worm wniie meant 01 achieving equal opportunity and have wondered if the ttrmoU and controverey it baa wogandared la worth it. They have hfcpmf confuaed abtmi the real facta concerning ( ion and uncertain whether the prohtome involved To a large extant, the prublwna that have arleen and the actiona naceeeary to meat them haw been unique, depending on the particular history, tradition ? attitudes of any given natgbborhood or community. The urgency cauaad by thaae problems, the frustration! and vulnerability af many Otoe citizens, the apparent overol the unknown, dearly signal that the time ia ripe tor a unified involvement by our religions communities to share courageooaty their convtcttooa and their influence for gaai. The crucial role of IsadsiBlilp provided by the Church and its ministers and members may vary well be the determining factor as to whether or net citizens In Ohio who are faced with court-ardarad daaagragatlon are prepared to make the appropriate Ufe-etyle changes and emotional ad Ac religious tlculate an incarnation of tbo Goapel that (ooa beyond tho private spheres of Ufe, we are pr seen ted with the oppnrumtty for the Oo?p|t of Christ fe |me? and in ?ur Specifically, aa leaden of the religious community, wo in a smooth transition from ssgragatlsn to commitment to the objectives: I. To reinforce In a postive way the determination of the courts, echool board membars, sdministrators, teachers and the community-at-largo to carry out the plans including all and to do ao firmly and un1. To encourage poaltlve support of news media, local officials and chrfc leaders. ?. To take appropriate stop* to that responaibUlty for and does not tall tionately on one pert of tho community. 4. To involve parents, especially parishioners, as active participants la doaagregation, by keeping them thoroughly informed and soliciting their involvement as a postive force in each looal situation. I. To encourage and support the development of j designed to impartial treatment of all studsnts and their full par, Ucipatkm in school activities. ? To be involved with efforts made to improve the quality of education being offered while flaoogragslton la in pruyaw. None of the above listed objectives, singularly o? In combination, is a guarentes that this trsnaition will be flswleas and accomplish all of its intended goals. The long tradition of racial aaparation, and the fears and misunderstanding that thaao have beed, cannot realistically be shaken aft ao quickly. However, out of our experience la teitb and witness, we strongly suggest that through petienoo, thought fulness and a common senae of fairness, equal educational opportunity for all of Ohio's children can be The prospects of a peaceful end just society in tho not-too-distant future Decomm m lasting iriDUii to whatever sacrifices or I ere ssiiused by men, nod children during this 1 transitional period In the history of our nation

Philadelphia Situation "Explosive" PHILADELPHIA (UPI) - A former police officer who heads an NAACP branch Friday said "an uploato situation" ? in Philadelphia because of Mayor Frank Rino'a remarks in defence of the city's police of the dWl rights organisation, denounced Ritso and Police Commissioner Joseph O'Neill as "irresponsible" for not I?H?H frTt*"' offlcKI accused of improper conduct and abuee against citisena. He aald the offidala were coniributing to a deteriorating litvatiim in Philadelphia neighborhood! that woraaoed after officer Thomas Bowa was acquitted of fatally abootiiig a handcuffed prisoner "It's an exptoeive situation there's no queetiou about it," Deal aald at a news conference "When a person can be shot down by a potto* officer, when tho courts exonerate tbo officer, whan the mayor and police commissioner publicly support police actions, It pots (fee citizens, especially blacks and Htspantes, in a terrible position "You wonder what to taU the citisane. Do you tell them to run faster? Do you MO them to protect themselves? As tsll the people o Philadelphia to sit by and wait for things to ast bettor It is time to speak oat." The Justice department earlier this month filed suit charging the police department with widespread brutality Rlsao has branded the atft aa "hogwaah" and callad it politically motivated. Owl said the entire NAACP backs the action of the Juetk* department. He said the petitions in churches and community centers to alert Atty. Gen Benjamin Civiletti to the concern over police brutality charges f "We want to let the jurtiee iSfflpe^ih'idiy^'Mto'S "We want them to know we will reqpood to actions by the police Baby Jailed I ROCHESTER, N.Y. mtt Caaaty Dai tad Way Ambai*a4ar Balarttaa haM laat waak. LMa Twtf|i, OAC, waa aalacta* fraa M caaWatai la 24 Hour Written Consent Upheld in Abortion Ceee by Laura Watkle* Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leroy OonUe, Jr. in Akron ruled that parts of the Akron ordinance regulating abortion* were unconstitutional while other parts were permissibleContle upheld the constitutionality of other sections of the ordinance and rated that still other parts lacked legal standing to be challenged, in his ?7-page decision The Ohio chapter of the American Ghril Liberties Union sued the city on behalf of three Akron abortion clinics and g practicing physician from Cincinnati. Klther aide has tha right to appeal Contie's decision up to SO days in tha U.8. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Members on the defendants' end, including City Council President Ray Kapper and Councilman Robert Goahler (D 3). took a dim view ef council appealing the ju